heteroaromatic

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adjective

having the characteristics of an aromatic compound whilst having at least one non-carbon atom in the ring

OriginEnglish aromatic ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus →
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Meanings

adjectiveheteroaromatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryhaving the characteristics of an aromatic compound whilst having at least one non-carbon atom in the ring
nounheteroaromatic (plural heteroaromatics)

plural heteroaromatics

  1. chemistryAny aromatic heterocycle

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  7. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  8. Late Latinarōmaticus
  9. Old Frencharomatique
  10. Englisharomatic
  11. Englishheteroaromatic

From hetero- + aromatic.

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heteroaromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroaromatic

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